Using Hubbard’s logic, an alternative title for would be HOW MITT ROMNEY’S BUDGET WILL CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BY 26% AND THEN RAISE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS BY $3 TRILLION

I dearly wish that Goolsbee had tossed in a few additional points, like ‘why Hubbard’s analysis utterly fails to mention all the revenues that get siphoned off to tax havens – and why tax cuts are incapable of creating the conditions for prosperity’. But my suggestions are definitely too long for a bumper sticker.

It’s good to see more facts and analysis entering the conversation: the CBPP and Bernstein shouldn’t have to do so much of the heavy lifting, particularly given the implications of Citizens United for what might be coming in future months.